One-on-One – How to teach your student to serve others
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Click on the worksheet images below to download these fun snowflake worksheets for you and your mentee to work on during your time together:
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“The class my mentee attends happened to schedule their Christmas Party during the hour I mentor, so I joined my little guy with his class as they built Gingerbread Houses. This hour was the best hour I spent with him and he was so proud to have me their with him (especially since his mom
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In this simple activity, you and your mentee can explore the qualities of a good friend. Refer back to this resource throughout the year if your child experiences any trouble with his/her friends. Click on this link for the GOOD FRIEND activity sheet: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9sphekcQ4jeNUZPSnE0aVZUTlE/edit?usp=sharing
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Have you heard of Pete the Cat? My guess is that the child you mentor has read one or two of Pete’s fun books. Each one has a groovy tune that will make it easy for your child to read along. When you’re out and about this summer, look for one of Pete’s books to
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SPRING has sprung, so connect your next mentoring session with this new season! Here are some ways to do that… #1- Write out the word SPRINGTIME on a piece of cardstock paper without letting your child see the word. Cut apart each letter and ask your child to use the individual letters to make new
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Here’s a fun craft that you can make with your child this Christmas Season. Look for the letters in their name and hot glue it on to a wooden scrabble tray. Add a ribbon and you are done! This is an easy activity and is a great reminder that their name is special, just like
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Here’s a fun way to practice writing stories with your student. Click on the following link http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/comic-creator-30021.html and create a comic strip story together. Your story can be one panel to six panels long. Your child can choose characters, backgrounds and props for each panel. Then, they can fill in with captions and word bubbles
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Here’s a math lesson, craft and activity all rolled up in ONE! First, take a walk with your mentee and let them collect a handful of leaves. Then, talk about a math concept called SYMMETRY. A shape has symmetry when one half of it is the mirror image of the other half. Talk about the
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Here’s a fun way to practice math facts AND get out the wiggles that your child may have during the hour. Both you and the child that you mentor will make a fist with one hand and pound it in the palm of the other hand 2 times as you say “Jumping Jack”. On the
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